With the rear wheels on ramps, you should be able to slide the motor out
from underneath easily.

On 9/28/07, vanagonvw <ac.vanagon@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Figure two things. How high can you go? (ceiling height) Then,
> > dimension of engine WITH floor jack so you can leave it sitting on
> > floor jack as you roll it out.
> >
> I guess this begs the question of "how high is an air cooled engine" :-)
> If it was sitting on the floor, exhaust and heat exchangers in place,
> anyone know how high it  is? I wish I could just put the thing on a pair
> of ramps, and be done with this part of it.....
> > I would say NO to cinder blocks. Use wood. I have 6x6 chunks of wood I
> > use as "safety" when using jack stands.
>
> I guess the term 'cinder block' justifiably makes folks shiver. I can
> relate, but if it has to go 15-18 inches high, there are precious few
> real choices. piling three pieces of 6x6 doesn't seem any safer. Maybe
> it doesn't have to go that high. Hoping someone knows the answer, so I
> can decide how to go. I think that with good jackstands, the blocks
> would just be a backup. If the stands are gonna fail, and crush the
> blocks, then I know my number must really be up :-)
>
> As an aside, the van has been resting in the garage awaiting my
> decision, for days. Last night, I looked beneath for other reasons, and
> observed that the clutch slave cylinder had disgorged its contents all
> over the floor. No one touched the clutch for days, and it doesn't even
> have 20K miles on it, so already, the total bill is rising on this
> effort and I haven't even gotten started. Never heard of one just
> 'blowing out' like that before. Of course, it will be easy to replace
> with the engine out, so maybe its better that it puked now, than later.
> <shrug>
> > Can't recall exact measurement, but you need a floor jack that has a
> > min. of 14" lift. If I understand your email correctly, those small
> > ones are not appropriate IMHO.
> >
>
> yea, I am thinking I may need to rent a big one to make it easier, but
> that only means the van has to go higher.....
>
>
> Thanks for the advice and ideas Neil.
>
> John
>

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